Sandy and Nora talk politics

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how close most media in Canada is propaganda, intended either to distract or influence how we understand power. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news for January 24, 2023 Story 1: https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/montrealer-found-guilty-of-hate-against-jewish-people-after-online-post Story 2: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/multiple-staff-at-same-b-c-school-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer-investigation-launched-1.6243232 Story 3: https://www.newwestrecord.ca/national-news/cameroon-government-says-it-never-authorized-canada-peace-talks-...

Daily news update for January 23, 2023. Story 1: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/donkin-mine-safety-violations-1.6718524 Story 2: https://www.blogto.com/travel/2023/01/ontario-couple-tracking-lost-baggage-shocked-air-canada-gave-it-charity/ Story 3: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/fran%C3%A7ois-legault-trudeau-democracy-under-attack-1.6722077 Story 4: https://toronto.citynews.ca...

Daily news headlines for January 20, 2023. Story 1: https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/black-nova-scotia/migrant-worker-facing-bill-from-nova-scotia-after-insurance-for-cancer-treatment-cancelled/ Story 2: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/former-reform-party-leader-preston-manning-to-get-253k-to-chair-alberta-covid-19-panel-1.6238254 Story 3: https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/number-of-commercial-pilot-licen...

Daily news update for January 19, 2023. Story 1: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/ck-public-health-nurse-fired-1.6715269 Story 2: https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/nearly-200-stolen-appliances-recovered-by-peel-police-1.6235707 Story 3: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/postmedia-announces-plan-to-move-12-alberta-papers-to-digital-only-layoff-staff-1.1871792 Story 4: https://www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire...

Daily news update for January 18, 2023 Story 1: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/st-marys-residential-school-1.6716724 Story 2: https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewan/new-sask-marshals-service-to-be-based-out-of-prince-albert Story 3: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/canada-performing-more-organ-transplants-from-maid-donors-than-any-country-in-the-world-1.6234133 Story 4: https://nunatsia...

In this episode, Sandy and Nora take lively questions from the audience and talk about: organizing in non-profits, dealing with cops within community groups, organizing in non-traditional workplaces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news update for Jan. 17 2023. Story 1: https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/saskatchewan-government-expected-to-oppose-bail-release-for-quewezance-sisters/ Story 2: https://pressprogress.ca/international-students-overdoses-british-columbia-20230116/ Story 3: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1948762/chef-conservateur-quebec-candidats-vedettes Story 4: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/...

Daily news update for Jan. 16, 2023. Story 1: https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/uoft-student-suing-toronto-police-for-1-6m-after-he-was-allegedly-tasered-with-an-officer-s-knee-on-his-neck-1.6231493 Story 2: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/anniversary-patel-family-border-crossing-deaths-1.6714959 Story 3: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1948188/firme-mckinsey-canada-ottawa-millions-contrats-...

Daily News - Jan. 13 2023 Headlines: Story 1: https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2023-01-12/hausse-des-collisions-avec-pietons/quebec-appelle-la-population-a-plus-de-prudence-sur-les-routes Story 2: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tribunal-bc-time-theft-1.6712467 Story 3: https://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/01/12/construction-company-charged-barrie-crash/ Story 4: https://www.cbc.ca/n...

Daily news update for January 12, 2023. Story 1: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/frostbite-amputations-hit-10-year-high-in-edmonton-last-winter-new-data-show-1.6709778?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar Story 2: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/fritznel-richard-wife-phone-call-1.6708299?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar Story 3: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canfor-pulp-prince-george-3...

Daily news headlines for Jan. 11 Story 1: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/fort-mcmurray-alberta-oilsands-tailings-pond-death-charges-1.6704818 Story 2: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/01/10/analysis/close-relationship-newfoundland-premier-billionaire-hydrogen Story 3: https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/canada-buys-ukraine-400m-air-defence-system-canadian-army-still...

In this episode, Sandy and Nora respond to audience questions like "what happens when you win but institutional power takes over?" and "How do we build inter-generational solidarity inside our movements? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily News update for January 10, 2023. Links for today's stories: https://www.qpbriefing.com/2023/01/09/not-always-possible-for-top-doctor-to-have-final-say-on-his-statements-documents-reveal/ https://twitter.com/ctvedmonton/status/1612565551770992640 https://globalnews.ca/news/9397695/bell-lets-talk-day-changes/ https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/09/economy/nurses-strike-takeaways/index.html Hosted on...

Daily news brief for Jan. 9 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Live show recorded in Vancouver at the Maritime Labour Centre on November 29. They talk about organizing against a self-described leftwing government, Internet celebrity and why we should be skeptical of people who post for clout alone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is an episode from Nora's podcast Thirtywood, featuring a conversation with El Jones and Lynne Jones about activism, writing and reparations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news update for Dec. 23. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily news brief for December 22. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Headlines for Wedesday, Dec. 21 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora look back -- war in Ukraine, individualism and left wing politics, and social media as brain poison. Plus, we have many announcements to make! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about how theft is only bad when poor people do it. Otherwise, it's the foundation on which our economy is based. They also examine a Globe and Mail editorial that argues that shoplifting is a significant cause of inflation. Except, was this article itself shoplifted? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about a serial killer preying on Indigenous women in Winnipeg, and what the lack of coverage says about Canada. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the Emergencies Act inquiry and how the narrative of what happened is spinning out in to defend its use. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Sandy and Nora talk about the recent attack on a queer bar in Colorado Springs, and untangle the question: who benefits from far-right violence? Plus they discuss COP 27 and ask what it is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.